Just for fun, this is what the squad POTENTIALLY could look like, if we dont take up any loans or any extensions.
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford (HG)
Right Backs
Nathan Patterson
Left Backs
Vitaliy Mykolenko
Centre Backs
Jarrad Branthwaite (HG)
James Tarkowski (HG)
Jake O'Brien
Midfield
James Garner (HG)
Tim Iroegbunam (UA)
Iliman Ndiaye (HG)
Wide Forwards
Dwight McNeil (HG)
Strikers
Youssef Chermiti (UA)
Beto
Total players: 12
That leaves us with only 5 HG players also, 2 UA and 4 Non HG players.
I vaguely recall a trained by the club rule, but that might potentially be only valid for CL?
Either way, from having no HG issues previously, it is something we will need to look at with regards recruitment.
The
Homegrown Player Rule is an initiative of the English
Premier League to allow for more domestic players to be developed from an earlier age in the hope of nurturing more homegrown talent. It forms part of the League's
Elite Player Performance Plan. The Premier League proposed a maximum of 17 non-"homegrown" players in each club squad, and the squad size is a maximum of 25. This means that in a full squad of 25 players, there must be at least eight homegrown players.
en.wikipedia.org
I suspect a few extensions will be given, so the above probably isnt accurate, but its a possibility.